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OZIA A. ESSIG, OF CANTON, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,244, dated November19, 1889. Application tiled February 2l, 1889. Serial No. 300,734. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, OZIA A. ESSIG, a citizen ot the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State ot Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvementsin Plows; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, and to t-heletters and figures of reference markedthereon, in which- Figure l is a side view looking toward the landside.Fig. 2 is a side view showing the beam and knee-cutter removed. Fig. 3is a detached view ot' the post or standard, showing the cutter removed.Fig. 4 is a detached View of the shin-cutter, showing the clamping-bolt.Fig. 5 is a detached. view of the landside-heel. Fig. G are detachedviews of the knee-cutter and key or wedge. Fig 7 isa detached view ot aportion ot` the knee-cutter. Fig. S is an end view of the landside-heel.Fig. 9 is a view showing the heel-socket. Fig. l0 is a transversesection through line a; c3, Fig. l. Fig. ll isa top view showing braceproperly located. Fig. l2 is a side view of the brace. Fig. 13 is adetached view of the brace.

The present invention has relation to plows, and it consists in thedifferent parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the beam, which isconstructed and attached in the ordinary manner.

The post or standard B is substantially of the form illustrated in thedrawings, and is provided with the flange c, which forms a seat for theshin-cutter C.

The shin-cutter O is substantially of the Yform shown in the drawings,and is provided with the groove b, which is for the purpose of receivingthe front edge of the post or standard l. This shin-cutter C is alsoprovided with the arm D, which enters the elongated slot d. The arm Disprovided with the L-shaped recess e, which is for the purpose ofreceiving the L-shaped -end of the clamping-bolt f. Said clamping-boltextends back between the lugs g, as illustrated by the dotted lines inFig. l. For the purpose of securely and firmly seating the shin-cutter Cagainst or on the standard B the screwthreaded nut g is provided.

The landside-heel E is substantially of the form shown in the drawingsand is located substantially as illustrated in Fig. l. Thislandside-heel is provided with the extension F, which is for the purposeof providing a means for attaching the heel to the landside proper bymeans of a suitable clamping-bolt. The front or forward end of thelandside-heel E is provided with the lip h, which enters the socket 7L.This lip is located upon the inner side of the landside-heel, and is soformed that it will securely hold the front or forward end of said heelin proper position by means of the socket 77,. It will be seen that asthis heel ismade separate from the landside that a new one can be easilyattached when the original heel has become worn out from use.

The knee-cutter G is substantially of the form shown in the drawings,and is securely attached to the post or standard B by means ot' theclamping-bolt t', the key or wedge c, and the lug it. In use the lug 7cis entered in the aperture k2, and the key or wedge 7c placed in theposition shown in Fig. l, when the clamping-bolt t' is placed throughthe knee-cutter G, the key or wedge 7c, and the post or standard B, whenthe key or wedge is driven forward, thereby securely seating saidknee-cutter into a recess in the shear I-I. It will be seen that byproviding the inclined ilange Z, and placing the key or wedge upon thetop or upper side of said inclined flange, as said key is driven forwardit will slightly elevate the rear end of the knee-cutter and at the sametime depress the front or forward end of said knee-cutter. For thepurpose ot preventing the key or wedge from becoming detached the slot mis provided.

For the purpose of securely and firmly bracing the handles I the brace.I is provided, said brace being bent or curved substantially asillustrated in the drawings. This brace is provided with the flange m',which is for-the purpose ot' providing a means for seating themcld-board and landside to said brace. This IOO iiange m is bent orcurved to correspond with the curvature of the mold-board. For thepurpose of securely attaching the rung M to the handles the groove vn isprovided and is located as illustrated in Fig. l1. This groove is forthe purpose of receiving the rod o. Said rod passes through the handlesand is provided at its ends with the nuts p. It will be seen that byplacing the rod 0 as illustrated the rung M Will be securely held inposition, and at the same time will be out of the Way and at the sametime present a continuous circle. The lip h is provided at its front endWith the inclined shoulder h2, which abuts against the inclined shoulderh3, thereby securely holding the front end of the heel to the properposition. It Will be seen that by this peculiar manner of attaching theheel to the landside no rivet or boltis required to hold the front endof the heel.

I-Iaving fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination ot the postor standard B, provided With the flange a,having the slot CZ, the shin-cutter C, provided with the groove b, andthe arm D, provided With the L-shaped recess e, the clamping-holt f,provided with the L-shaped head, and the lugs g, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.'

2. The combination of the post or standard B, provided with the aperture7a2, adapted to receive and hold the lug k', the key or Wedge 7c,provided with the elongated slot m, and the inclined flange located uponthe post or standard and adapted to elevate the key or Wedge 7c and therear end of the knee-cutter G, substantially and for the purposespecified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

OZIA A. ESSIG.

XVitnesses:

E. A. C. SMITH, ELI ADLER.

